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10:36, Thu, Jan 29, 2026 Updated: 11:01, Thu, Jan 29, 2026

Trump wore a glove at a rally

Trump wore a glove at a rally (Image: X)

Donald Trump appeared to try and hide the bruise on his left hand as he wore a glove to an event on Wednesday. The image was posted on X by Jake Traylor, an MSNBC White House correspondent who previously covered the White House and presidential campaigns for outlets including NBC News and Politico.

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The glove was worn on his left hand – the same hand Trump had been seen sporting dark bruises on in recent weeks. Speculation has mounted that he has worn the glove to disguise the bruises getting worse, though there is no evidence of this on-camera. The discolouration was visible when rapper Nicki Minaj held the former president’s hand during a surprise on-stage appearance at a recent event. The event was held at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC, where Trump was delivering remarks at a Treasury Department summit. The rapper made a surprise appearance, addressing the audience and voicing her support for the former president.

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